Changing the paradigm: Trust and its role in public sector organizations

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-109

  Nyhan, Ronald C ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001984506     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02750740022064560     Document Type: Article

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